Odd tapered reamer with iron or steel reamer, 11" long shaft running through a beech cylinder with a pewter plug at end just above taper. Lower portion of pewter encased in copper and top of pewter plug is keyed into bottom of beech cylinder in dovetail slots. A tapered tenon at top of shaft is through-tenoned into a turned beech handle.
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Shaker Museum Reamer, Woodworking. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=1809. Accessed on September 29, 2024
